Menantu Pahlawan Negara by Sarjana

Chapter 10

Aurelia opened the door slightly, extending a hand to push out a copy of the agreement without stepping out from her room.

“Sorry about your coat. My wet hair got on it. I’ll wash and return it tomorrow.”

“And the clothes you left on the sofa should be done in the washing machine. Dry them yourself.”

“Oh, if you have any secrets you find hard to share, I’ve organized events for hospitals before so I know many doctors. I can introduce you.

Leslie hesitated. A hidden secret? Did he seem like the kind of person involved in such matters?

Just as he was about to inquire, Aurelia’s bedroom door had already closed.

Well, should he bother explaining to her what a hidden secret meant?

Leslie turned towards the laundry room on the balcony, opened the washing machine, and found it filled with clothes Daniel had bought to create chaos.

Displeased, Leslie took out the clothes, preparing to throw them away, and a pair of underwear fell out.

Leslie finally understood what Aurelia meant by a hidden secret.

It seemed Daniel was asking to be fired.

Leslie angrily threw all the clothes into the trash bin.

On his way back to the room, he passed the guest bathroom.

Earlier, Aurelia mentioned the shower in the guest bathroom was broken, and he always felt she was just making excuses.

Leslie, almost involuntarily, entered the guest bathroom, turned on the shower, and found not drop of water coming from the overhead.

After inspection, he realized there was a problem with the water pipe. Such an issue couldn’t be intentional, so Aurelia didn’t lie to him.

Which of her statements were true, and which were false?

At 6:00 am, Aurelia reflexively woke up to her alarm. She stretched and quietly headed to the kitchen after a quick wash–up.

Aurelia habitually opened the fridge to minimize her presence and avoid encounters with Leslie.

However, she was puzzled by its sparse contents–just a few eggs and half a bag of toast.

He was sustaining himself on such a meager fare,

proper meal, she settled for a simple

Aurelia found Leslie’s ethereal face unexpectedly

for him, acknowledging the struggles of

by 7:30 am, Aurelia briskly made her way to the

hour later,

him to pause.

room. The lingering scent of food

then realized there was an additional presence in the house, but seeing the vanished shoes

women who knew when

left the

the company was

about the stagnant strategic plan for One Technology, she quickly sat down and opened her

words from the materials, she decided to check which companies had

some of the top advertising agencies in Seacester, with over a decade of planning

had all been turned down by

kind of opening banquet

Aurelia noticed that the liaison for this collaboration was Jason, the manager

to look

from seeking information from someone else, Aurelia, noting the time was 8:30 am, a

matter how many times she called,

colleagues started trickling into the office, laughing and chatting, with

you’re up so early? There’s no need to push yourself so

Mr. Lynch, the manager in charge of this collaboration. I heard he’s leading this project, and you managed to clinch

to discuss. You guys wouldn’t understand. We

on Aurelia’s desk, laughed

cleavage

of wiping the desk, gently

late chatting with him–his wife must

words suggested that Kimberly might have

shared amused glances with a hint

love of flaunting, had fans and critics. Some of

the world works. Connections are resources. So, I think you better not waste your time. Spare some

a waste of time or not, the final

pushing past Kimberly. Heading to the water dispenser, she poured herself a cup of coffee and stood at the

be deceiving to say that it wasn’t urgent to come up with a

uncle backing her up,

must put in extra effort

a sip of her coffee, energizing herself, ready to meet this